Miscellaneous

Discovery of 30 Inscriptions – Karnataka

February 3 , 2025 9 hrs 0 min 42 0

The discovery of 30 inscriptions has put the spotlight on Abbana Bettu Basadi of Karkala taluk, Udupi district.
Of them, 29 are in Kannada script and one is in Nagari, bearing only the name of a Tirthankara.
This 16-line inscription records that Lakshmamana devi, wife of Saluva Bhaira Rasa, commissioned a list of 24 Tirthankaras and granted it to the basadi.
The earliest inscription, dated March 25, 1586 CE, belongs to the era of Saluva Bhairarasa (Bhairarasa II).
He was a ruler of Kalasa-Karkala Jain dynasty in late 16th century.